Michael D. McAninch

Michael D. McAninch

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EDUCATION:

B.S. (1985) and M.S. (1990) Welding Engineering, The Ohio State University

CERTIFICATIONS:

American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Welding Inspector (CWI #10110891).  AWS endorsements for D1.1M Structural Welding Code and D1.2M Aluminum Welding Code, API 1104 Pipelines and Related Facilities Code.  Six Sigma Yellow Belt.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2013 - 2018 • UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
Butte, Montana / Adjunct Professor

  • Instructed online undergraduate engineering classes (Abet accredited) on welding processes and applications.

  • Developed Additive Manufacturing training class materials for America Makes.

1985 - Present • BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Lynchburg, Virginia / Technical Fellow, Senior Advisory Welding Engineer

  • Designated corporate welding engineering Technical Fellow, providing guidance for all BWXT divisions regarding welding and manufacturing engineering development activities and problem solving.  Previously, a staff level corporate resource for welding and manufacturing engineering activities for the BWXT Company (formally the Babcock and Wilcox and J Ray McDermott Companies).  For the past 26 years, have led development activities for the fabrication of current and next generation Naval reactor power systems.  Prior experience includes 5 years in new business development for super-conducting energy storage magnet power systems and linear accelerators, as well as 11 years at the B&W Corporate Research Center providing development services to all industry sectors.  Spent 8 years as member of select corporate team which addressed at-risk high-profile projects (worldwide) to resolve technical, financial and schedule over-runs.  Team efforts led to tens of millions of dollars in corporate savings.

Expertise:

  • Managed and executed more than 100 research and development projects spanning a variety of industry sectors including; offshore oil and gas production, aerospace, shipbuilding, fossil and waste burning utility power systems, commercial nuclear power systems, naval (aircraft carriers and submarines) nuclear power systems, and nuclear waste repository storage.

  • Able to quickly assess manufacturing problems and define a process plan to mitigate the issues as part of a proposal, statement of work, or authorization request.

  • Able to execute projects within the schedule and budget allotted.

  • Manage/control project budgets ranging from $5K to more than $3M.

  • Process expert using the Gas Metal Arc, Gas Tungsten Arc, and Electron Beam Welding Processes.

  • Compliance with various fabrication codes including; American, Welding Society, NAVSEA, and ASME.

  • Managed the development of custom software applications to control, monitor and analyze various welding operations to achieve maximum productivity with a target zero for mistakes and defects.

Key Projects:

  • Led critical assessment and weld closure process selection for high-level radioactive storage containers for the Yucca Mountain Nevada facility.

  • In response to the space shuttle Challenger disaster, participated on a team to develop an alternate base material composition and fabrication process (plasma welding) to eliminate the rubber O-ring seals between sections on the solid rocket motor case.

  • Developed a low-cost rocket engine nozzle for the US Space Shuttle heavy lift program.

  • Developed high-deposition additive manufacturing (AM) methods called “Shape Melting” and devices using the Gas Metal Arc Welding Process.

  • Implemented first commercial use of the Pulse Gas Metal Arc Welding for S-lay welding of large diameter offshore pipelines.

  • Participated on a team which developed a 6-torch GMAW automated welding machine for large diameter offshore pipeline welding (J. Ray McDermott).

  • Participated on a team which developed and demonstrated the first application of a J-lay pipe welding system for use in 10,000-ft. water depth.

  • Developed welding and manufacturing methods for cable-in-conduit superconductor; fabricated first large diameter stored magnetic energy system (SMES) for use with commercial electric utility suppliers.

  • Developed bulge-forming technology/methods for a low-cost rocket engine nozzle for the NASA Space Station.

  • Developed a beam measurement and imaging sensor for characterizing the energy distribution and shape of high-power electron beams.

  • Developed manufacturing methods and computer models for the first deep-water offshore tension leg drilling and processing oil platform for the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Developed camera/monitoring system using selective spectral filtering to provide a clear and unobstructed view of a welding arc.

  • Led project team which developed the first high-quality methods for friction stir welding of zircaloy materials for nuclear fabrication applications.

  • Developed the induction hot-wire Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) system as a means of preheating the filler wire without electrical contact.

  • Developed production welding methods and equipment capable of routinely and repeatedly depositing more than 1 mile of defect-free weld metal for nuclear applications.

  • Developed an in-situ electron beam localized heat treating process for nuclear core components.

PUBLICATIONS/ PRESENTATIONS

  • McAninch, M,D., “Electron Beam Welding of As-Cast Aluminum-Nickel-Bronze Material for Critical Navy Components,” B&W Internal Report, June 1988.

  • McAninch, M,D., et al., “Laser Hole Drilling Development for Inconel 600 Steam Generator Distribution Plates,” B&W Internal Report, November 1989.

  • McAninch, M.D., et al., “Evaluation of The Gas Metal Arc Welding Process using Rapidly-Solidified Strip Consumables,” The Ohio State University, March 1990.  Presented at the 72nd Annual American Welding Society Convention, Detroit, MI, April 15-19, 1991.

  • McAninch, M,D., et al., “Shape Melting - A Unique Near-Net Shape Manufacturing Process,” Welding Review International, February 1991.

  • McAninch, M.D., et al., “Assessment of Compositional Variations for HP 9Ni-Co Steels on Mechanical Properties and Weldability,” work performed under NASA contract for Space Shuttle Advanced Solid Rocket Motor (ASRM) cases. March 1991.

  • McAninch, M.D., “Final Report - Compositional Sensitivity Analysis for HP 9Ni-4Co-0.30C Base and Weld Filler Materials,” work performed under NASA contract for Space Shuttle Advanced Solid Rocket Motor (ASRM) cases. June 1993.

  • McAninch, M,D., et al., “Fabrication and Closure Development of Nuclear Waste Disposal Containers for Yucca Mountain Project,” Proceedings of the Focus ‘91 Nuclear Waste Packaging Conference, Los Angeles, Nevada, Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, 1991.

  • McAninch, M,D., et al., “Application of Distortion Control Technology During Fabrication of Large Offshore Structures,” presented at the American Welding Society International Conference on Modeling and Control of Joining Processes, Orlando, FL, Dec. 8-10, 1993

  • McAninch, M,D., “Preferred manufacturing Techniques for 90 KSI Steam Generator Components,” B&W Internal Report, July 1994.

  • McAninch, M.D., “Inconel 600 Steam Generator Tube Seal Welding Evaluation,” B&W Internal Report, March 1994.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

  1. Member of the American Welding Society (AWS).

  2. Past member of the Technical Advisory Board for the Navy Joining Center.

  3. Past member of the AWS C7 subcommittee for Electron Beam Welding.

PATENTS:

  • 4,775,092 // October  4, 1988
    Method and Apparatus for Building a Workplace by Deposit Welding for Additive Manufacturing.

  • 4,842,186 // June 27, 1989
    Method and Apparatus for Building a Workplace by Deposit Welding for Additive Manufacturing.

  • 4,894,505 // January 16, 1990
    Modified Rotating Reusable Preform for Additive Manufacturing.

  • 5,221,045 // June 22, 1993
    Bulge Formed Cooling Channels with a Variable Lead Helix on a Hollow Body of Revolution for Low-Cost Rocket Engine Nozzles.

  • 6,671,953 // January 6, 2004
    Folded Fabrication Line for Production of Cable-In-Conduit-Conductor (CICC) for High-Power Super Conducting Energy Storage Magnets.

  • 9,.383,460B2 // July 5, 2016
    Electron Beam Imaging Sensor

  • 9,535,100 // January 3, 2017
    Electron Beam Imaging Sensor and Method for using Same

SECURITY CLEARANCES:

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